What the Q?

Humorous, bizarre and strange stories involving Quincy, Massachusetts and which those in the know refer to as “The Q”.

Latest Posts from “What the Q?”

Quincy Quarry Weekly Fish Wrap: Threatening to cut off the tab works!

by Jon Swift | Aug 1, 2020 | Behind the Qurtain

The threat of cutting off the tab on deliveries of adult libations to working remotely Quarry newshounds was quickly meet with the provision of a long internally expected publication ready exposé.

Quincy shooting victim in North Quincy hotel

by Nancy Drue | Jul 31, 2020 | Behind the Qurtain

The ever increasing mean streets of Quincy were especially mean last night when a thirty-one year old was shoot in the knee inside of a North Quincy Hotel.

The City of Quincy building maintenance department is not maintaining its own office buildings

by Carl Woodward | Jul 30, 2020 | Behind the Qurtain

The crux of this latest hard-hitting exposé into the soft underbelly of the Koch Maladministration: the City of Quincy has three public building maintenance office buildings with each in various states of ill repair.

The Hofbrau is the latest victim as COVID-19 cases rise in Quincy

by Julie Child | Jul 24, 2020 | Behind the Qurtain

In the wake of a second wave of COVD-19 cases sweeping over the Quincy, Hoffy’s will be closing for a deep cleaning given that it was found to be a coronavirus cluster site.

Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch afraid of chalk talk?

by Eric Blair | Jul 5, 2020 | Behind the Qurtain

In a move that mirrors his diminutive physical stature vertically, Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch appears to have put property ahead of people who wanted to peacefully pose legitimate grievances of economic governmental,and social discriminatory practices.

Quincy City Halls maintenance in action!

by Sam Clemens | Jul 4, 2020 | Behind the Qurtain

How obsessive are the at least every weekday cleanings?

City of Quincy Signage Ordinances Be Damned?

by Jon Swift | Jun 27, 2020 | Behind the Qurtain, Flew The Q

Standard local municipality operating procedure requiring the taking down of the signage for a no longer in business notwithstanding, one would think that Quincy District Courthouse’s once closest adult libations watering hole was still in business.

Hancock Garage use still a risky proposition

by Nancy Drue | Jun 24, 2020 | Behind the Qurtain

While this city-owned and operated garage is approaching seven months in operation, the City of Quincy has continued to fail to see the garage’s personal safety alarm system made operational.